汝州粉皮是河南汝州市的傳統特產，始創于清道光二十年間的城關西街水坑沿田家有家，距今已有一百六十多年的歷史了。汝州粉皮以優質綠豆為原料，純手工藝水磨綠豆淀粉精制而成，工藝考究，味道鮮美。以其色澤嫩白透明，質薄如紙，韌強味鮮，營養豐富，利口消膩，食用方便而頗負盛名，它性平且涼，食之具有清熱解毒、益氣明目之奇效。屬于豫菜的一種。
       
    清道光二十（公元1840年）年間，當時汝州城內西街水坑沿有個商販叫田家有，遠到南陽的社旗販鹽，曾見那里有人用雜豆制作“粉皮”，每斤八到九張，厚似烙餅，計斤稱賣。食用時需要用沸水煮制，很不方便。田家有回來后改用綠豆淀粉制作，苦心探求，反復試做。他涮出的粉皮較之南陽社旗所做粉皮薄了許多，每斤約三十張左右，質地勝于雜豆。但食用時仍需開水泡發，不能現時食用。至光緒年間，該制作工藝傳至二代田九思之手。他繼續探索改進，粉皮又薄了些，由原來的每斤三十張增至四十張，用溫開水泡發即可食用，世人為之稱道。1929年前，粉皮制作工藝傳至三代傳人田清渠之手。歲月更遞，傳人幾易，但田家傳人追求粉皮生產工藝的改革與創新的志向不變，實踐不斷，苦苦求索。在田清渠的研制下，又做到每斤四十八張，技藝已達上乘，名聲愈彰。1942年，至第四代傳人田新光、田新正兄弟之手，又研制到每斤五十多張。這時的“汝州粉皮”已遠近聞名，形成了市場品牌，陜州、三門峽、西安的商販趕牲口前來汝州馱購粉皮。解放后，該工藝經田新光之手又進一步得到提高，達到了現在的每斤六十張的水平。1985年至1987年先后多次在北京、上海、廣州等地展銷中，得到眾人好評，展銷的粉皮被搶購一空。田家粉皮生產工藝歷經一百多年鉆研探索，五代人的相繼真傳，始得上乘手藝，其制作秘訣是：“七分旋，八分揭，九分攤，十分搬。”即“銅旋快慢看水溫，溜邊揭起能囫圇；收補窟窿攤圓整，水油刷曬看陰晴。”只有這樣，才能涮成一張不大不小、重量相等、厚薄一致的粉皮。

 

Ruzhou Fenpi

    Ruzhou Fenpi is a traditional specialty in Ruyang city, which has a history of more than 160 years. It was first made by the family of Tian Jiayou in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty. It belongs to Henan cuisine system. It mainly chooses high-quality mung beans as material and has a very dainty making process. It has qualities of delicious flavor, nice appearance, much nutrition, convenience to eat, which earn it a high reputation. Besides, it’s cool in nature and has medical functions like clearing heat and detoxicating, tonifying Qi and clear eyes, etc.
      
    Ruzhou fenpi was widely recognized and sold well in sales exhibitions in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places from 1985 to 1987. Over 100 years’ exploration by five generations of Tian Family, the secrets in the production can be summarized as: spin when the jelly is 70% ready, pull it up at 80%, spread it at 90% and move it when it is totally cooked. That is, spinning spread depends on water temperature and pulling up from the edge makes the jelly complete; spreading and making up holes to make it round and full, and brush it with water and oil before drying under the sun (depending on weather conditions). Only in this way can the sheet jelly be of proper size, equal weight and consistent thickness.